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须
須
xū
1. must
2. to have to
3. to wait
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

须
xū
beard; must; necessary
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

何须
héxū
there is no need
卷须
juǎnxū
tendril
必须
bìxū
to have to
HSK 3
卷须
juǎnxū
tendril
根须
gēnxū
roots
无须
wúxū
need not
臾须
yúxū
short period of time
触须
chùxū
tentacles
须丸
xūwán
hematite Fe2O3
须弥
Xūmí
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
须后
xūhòu
aftershave
须根
xūgēn
fibrous roots
须知
xūzhī
prerequisites
HSK 6
须臾
xūyú
in a flash
须要
xūyào
must
髯须
ránxū
beard
胡须
húxū
beard
HSK 6
须子
xūzi
feelers (zoology)
须毛
xūmáo
whiskers
须生
xūshēng
see [[老生<lǎoshēng>]]

Alternate Entries

须
xū
beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
443
Word Frequency Rank
293 of 84,292

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